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| "Moanin'" | |
|---|---|
| Jazz composition by Charles Mingus | |
| from the album Blues & Roots | |
| Written | February 4, 1959 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Studio | Atlantic Studios |
| Genre | Hard bop • Post Bop • Big Band |
| Length | 7:57 |
| Label | Atlantic |
Moanin' is a 1959 jazz composition by Charles Mingus, originally released on his 1960 album Blues & Roots.
Composition
editThe piece follows an AABA form, with each section lasting sixteen measures. The song's harmony uses a i-♭VImaj7-iim7♭5-V7 chord progression in the key of F minor that Mingus has used on other compositions, including "Jump Monk", "Eulogy For Rudy Williams", Reincarnation Of A Lovebird, and Pithecanthropus Erectus.[1]
Reception
editThe piece has been described as "wailing and propulsive",[2] and Pepper Adams' saxophone introduction has been noted as being "iconic."[3] The song is often used as an example when discussing the collective improvisational textures often found in Mingus' compositions.[4]
Personnel
editPersonnel adapted from Charles Mingus' official website.[5]
- Charles Mingus – bass
- John Handy – alto saxophone
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Willie Dennis – trombone
- Dannie Richmond – drums
- Horace Parlan – piano
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Nesuhi Ertegun – producer
- Tom Dowd – recording engineer
References
edit- ^ Mingus, Charles; Homzy, Andrew (1991). Charles Mingus, more than a fake book. New York, NY : Milwaukee, WI: Jazz Workshop ; Distributed by H. Leonard Pub. Corp. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7935-0900-3.
- ^ Isaac, Jeffrey C. (2018-02-19). "Moanin': On gun violence in the United States". Public Seminar. New York: The New School. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Carner, Gary (2023). "Urban Dreams". Pepper Adams: Saxophone Trailblazer. State University of New York Press. p. 168. doi:10.2307/jj.18255282.16. ISBN 978-1-4384-9435-7 – via JSTOR.
Other than Pepper's iconic introduction to Mingus's "Moanin,'" his Monk solo would become the single most famous recording of his career.
- ^ Howland, John (2021). "Isaac Hayes and Hot Buttered (Orchestral) Soul, from Psychedelic to Progressive". Hearing Luxe Pop: Glorification, Glamour, and the Middlebrow in American Popular Music. California Studies in Music, Sound, and Media. Vol. 2 (1 ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-30010-1. Retrieved 2024-11-01 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "65 years of Blues & Roots by Charles Mingus..." Charles Mingus (Official Blog). Jazz Workshop, Inc. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-11-02.